US EditionA Month After Maduro’s Capture, Washington and Caracas Reopen Talks
Washington demands political, security, and economic reforms from Caracas, including closure of torture sites and disarmament of paramilitaries, with benchmarks and US oversight.
- About a month after Nicolás Maduro's January 3 capture, Washington and Caracas reopened diplomatic talks and initiated US Embassy engagement.
- Washington is pressing for transparency and anti-corruption measures and expects Caracas to present a plan for its $170 billion debt to attract investors.
- Security officials are focused on consolidating and warehousing five thousand Russian-made MANPADS, while the United States demands disbanding pro-government armed paramilitary colectivos and guarantees against their operation.
- Allowing banking channels to reopen with guardrails could enable shipments of food and medicine to help Venezuelan households, as US officials emphasize immediate tangible benefits.
- Washington proposes a commission to outline elections within eighteen months, with benchmarks for what Delcy Rodríguez must agree to in the first twelve months, to ensure credible elections.
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One month after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Caracas by U.S. forces, his son Nicolás Maduro Guerra published an emotional message on social networks. “One month, without your advice, without your quick response, without your wisdom, without your ability to always have solutions. A month without listening to you or seeing you directly. Has it been hard? Yes, very hard. However, it is a month of certainty in the village, to fe…
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